Papula

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  • n. A pimple; a small, usually conical, elevation of the cuticle, produced by congestion, accumulated secretion, or hypertrophy of tissue; a papule.
  • n. One of the numerous small hollow processes of the integument between the plates of starfishes.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A pimple; a small, usually conical, elevation of the cuticle, produced by congestion, accumulated secretion, or hypertrophy of tissue; a papule.
  • n. One of the numerous small hollow processes of the integument between the plates of starfishes.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In medicine, a small inflammatory elevation of the skin not containing liquid visible to the naked eye; a pimple.
  • n. In anatomy and zoology, same as papilla.
  • n. plural In Stelleroidea, same as dermal branchiæ.
    • Word Usage
    "In pimply acne of the skin, to touch each papula with some of the Compound Spirit of Horse Radish now and again will soon effect a general cure of the ailment."
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    pimple    papule   
     
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